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Taxes

General Waste, State Issues, Taxes

Fairfax County Supervisors Consider Raising Taxes on Food while Raising their own Salaries

06/13/2024 Alec Mena

Board Chairman Jeff McKay gave himself a 45 percent raise – now calls for a “meals tax” at the highest rate in Northern Virginia.

General Waste, Taxes

The IRS Continues to Live Down to its Reputation

04/16/2024 Alec Mena

If past is prologue, IRS’ latest effort to stymie competition among tax preparers will end in user dissatisfaction and lawsuits

Taxes

House Passes Bill to Extend Parts of TCJA

02/16/2024 Eric Maus

The tax package extends and reforms several provisions that would increase business investment and economic growth. 

Financial Services, General Waste, Taxes

IRS Errs in Moving its Own Tax Preparation System Forward

01/25/2024 Eric Maus

The Direct File program is another step in the IRS expanding its authority.

Financial Services, Taxes

The IRS Moves Ahead With Confusing and Burdensome 1099-K Form

12/22/2023 Eric Maus

Restoring the previous 1099-K threshold would save taxpayers from unnecessary paperwork and greater confusion.

Broadband, Energy, General Waste, Improper Payments, Labor, Taxes, Tobacco Harm Reduction, tobacco harm reduction; flavor bans; vaping, Transportation

CCAGW Celebrates a Year of Victories

12/13/2023 Alec Mena

2023 saw Council for Citizens Against Government Waste secure another round of legislative wins in Congress and the states

General Waste, Taxes, Technology, Telecommunications

IRS Survey on Tax Preparation Software Misleads Taxpayers

11/02/2023 Deborah Collier

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration finds fault with design and results of IRS’s new direct file system survey.

Budget, General Waste, State Issues, Taxes

Calif. Legislature and Gov. Newsom Should Reject Raising Taxes to Subsidize Strikers

09/09/2023 Alec Mena

SB 799 would extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike, delay the state’s debt repayment, and raise payroll tax rates.

Commerce, Financial Services, Taxes

Congress Should Permanently Maintain Higher 1099-K Reporting Requirements

07/27/2023 Eric Maus

A higher 1099-K threshold would protect taxpayers from higher taxes, more audits, and complicated paperwork. 

Taxes, Transportation

Increased PFC Fees Would Harm Consumers

07/20/2023 Eric Maus

Raising the PFC fee is unnecessary and will lead to higher ticket prices for consumers. 

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